| Country: | GBR |
| Grand Prix: | Lavant Cup |
| Official Name: | XIII Lavant Cup |
| Location: | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex |
| Date: | 3 April |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Length: | 3.862km (02.4miles) |
| Distance Laps: | 21 |
| Distance Length: | 81.094km (50.389miles) |
| Pole Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Pole Country: | NZL |
| Pole Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Pole Time: | 1:24.2 |
| Fast Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Fast Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Fast Time: | 1:30.4 |
| Fast Country: | NZL |
| First Driver: | Stirling Moss |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Second Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Second Country: | NZL |
| Second Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Third Driver: | Graham Hill |
| Third Country: | GBR |
| Third Team: | BRM |
The 13th Lavant Cup was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 3 April 1961 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax. Bruce McLaren started from pole, set fastest lap and finished second in another T53. Graham Hill was third in a BRM P48. The event was held on the same day as the 1961 Pau Grand Prix, which compromised the quality of the entry at both meetings.[1] [2]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Stirling Moss | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | 33:25.6, 145.56kph | 2 |
| 2 | 14 |  Bruce McLaren | C.T. Atkins | Cooper T53-Climax | +0.6s | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48 | +19.4s | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | +1:00.8 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | +1:16.4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48 | +1:17.6 | 4 |
| 7 | 19 |  Dan Gurney | Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown | Lotus 18-Climax | 20 laps, accident | 5 |
| 8 | 12 | Chuck Daigh | Reventlow Automobiles Ltd. | Scarab-Meyer-Drake | +1 lap | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Geoff Richardson | G.N. Richardson | Cooper-Alta | +2 laps | 9 |